Curtain and shade support



Patented Dec. zo, 1927.

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CURTAIN mm SHADE surroga?.

Application tiled June` 30, 19,38. Serial No. 119,549.

This inventonrelates to new. and useful improvements in windowfixtures and moreV particularly to an adjustable support for window shades and curtains andthe primary vice of this character which when applied to. the window frame will adjustably support both the window shade and the curtainsv or.

draperies.

A further object of the invention ,1S .t

provide a window fixture which may be.4 readily 'attached to or detached from a wma-,1 dow frame without detacing the-window Further objects ofthe invention will aps. pear as the description proceeds and by refr'.

erence to the accompanying ,drawing in which Fig. 1 is aview in side elevation ,show-4 ing my improved support secured to a face of a window frame; Fig. 2 is a view '1n front elevation on the line 2-*2 ot'Fig. 1; Fig. 3

is a horizontal sectional View on the linerf?)l of Fig. 2; Fig. l is a horizontal sectional view on the line i4-L1 of Fig. 2f; Fig.` 5 is a ver-"tical sectional view on the lli-ne 5.-#5' of Fig. 1; and Fig. 6 is a horizontal sectional view on the line 6-6 of Fig. 2.

In describing my'invention, I shall reiter tothe drawing in whichV similar reference characters designate corresponding' part-s throughout the several views and in whichA 1 indicates a portion .of a window frame to which is secured a pair of adjustable clamping arms 2 and 3j The arm 2 has one end thereof bent inwardly as shown at 4 and -15 provided with teeth 5 and is also Aprovided with a longitudinally extending slot 6, the central portion ofthe arm being bent into the form of a double loop 7 the purpose ofwhich' will hereinafter appear. Secured to object of the invention is to provide a de-` production at,

the opposite side v,of Ythearm 2 isa havinga Vhead 9 and the adjacent end of the.

'armffis provided'V with any inwardly directedl projection 10. Connected with the arm and.A slidable witherespect -theretofis'an arm 3, havey ing a longitudinally extending slot ll there- 5 in adapted to receive projection 10, and one end of this arm is provided with any outwardlydirectedV projection 12 adapted to engage inSlOt 6 in the arm 2. The .opposite endof the arm 2 is provided with an inwardly direetedportion lprovided with-teeth 14 and adapted to engage in the side Atace ot' the window/frame. Slidably vsecured within the. slot 11 is a screw 15 having a'nut 15 ony the inner end Athereof and pivot-ally secu-red to the lscrew 15 is a locking plate.` 16 provided with a cam'vslot 17 which is adapted to engage over thepin 8 on the arm2. The arms 2 and 3 are fitted in position aboutthe win-V dow frameas shownmost clearly in Figp and thek locking plate 16 is fastened overthe pin 8 to hold thel arms in place. Extending through Athe double loop i 71 is 1 a supporting member, indicated generally at .18(` .and comf prising a pai-r of parallel extending arms 19 and-20- the outer ends of which are bent to form ,a loop 21. The loop 7 hasV an opening 22 therein into which lits an apertured plate 23'.v For securing the supportingmember 18 in position with yrespect to clamping arms 2 and'ByI provide a thumbscrew 24 which extends through slot 11 and projects through the opening in plate 23and adjustably secures the supportingxmember 18 to` arms 2 and 3. Secured to the member 18 is a shade supporting bracket25 having therein a longitudinally extending slot 26 andan outwardly directed portion 27 having an aperf ture 28 therein adapted to receive one end of a shade roller 25. For` adjustably securing the member 25 to the support 18, I provide a member 29 shapedas shown most clearly" in Fig. t. The member 29 substantially surrounds each of :the arms 19 and 2O and is adjustab'ly secured thereto by means of a thumb screw 30. The thu-mb screw 30 also extends through the member 29 and through slot 26 in bracket '25 and serves to adjustably seand secured in adjusted position by meansl cure the bracket 25 to the member 29. Also secured to the member 18 is a curtain bracket 31 which is looped as shown at 32 to receive curtain pole 32. The curtain bracket 31 rests on the loop 21 and is slidably secured between the'arms 19 and 20 of the supporting member 18. For adjustably securing the curtain bracket 31 to the member 18 l provide a member 33 which is rigidly secured to the curtain bracket 31 by means of a pin 3e and which may be clamped to the member 18 by means ot' a cam button 35. In order to provide for an adjustment ot the horizontally disposed portion of the member 18 I provide a clamp 36 (see Fig. 6) whichv partially surrounds the arms 19 and 20and which is secured to a toot piece 37 by means ot' a screw 38 and a cambutton 39. The foot piece 37 bears against the tace of the Window trame 1. The cam button 39lmay be turned 90 degrees `from the position shown in Fig. 6 and the screw 38 turned to eii'ect a proper leveling ot the horizontal portion of the supporting member 18. The cam button is thus. moved to the position shown in Fig. 6 to'secure the parts in adjusted position. i

`ln operation two ot the above described devices are lused tor each window and are fitted in position by irst adjusting the armsy 2 and 3 to the Width of the frame .1. The spurs or teeth 5 and 14 are driven into the 'edges of the frame. The locking plate 16 is then. moved to the position shown in Figs. 2 and 3 and the screw 15 is tightened to secure the arms in holding position. The brackets 25 and 31 are then adjusted as to height by elevating or lowering the member 18 and securing the same in adjusted position by means ot the thrust screw 24. The bracket 25 may also be adjusted lhorizontally to accommodate shades oi' dilierent widths of the thrust screw 30. The curtain supporting bracket 3l may be adjusted horizontally by `sliding the same inwardly or outwardly as desired and secured in adjusted position by means ofthe cam button 35. -The cam button 39 may be loosened and the screw 38 t-urned to adjust the position of the horizontally disposed portion of the member 18 as hereinbetore described.

It will now be cl-ear that I yhave provided an adjustable support for window shades and curtains which will accomplish the objects of the invention as hereinbefore stated.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim is:

1. A device of the class described comprising a main supporting clamp adapted to be secured to the face of a window frame. a supporting member adj ustably securedv to said main supporting bracket, a shade support carried by said supporting member, a curtain supporting arm carried by said supporting member, means for adjusting .the

support carried by said supporting arm and means forV leveling said curtain supporting member.

3. A device of the class described comprising a single-supporting member, a shadeV holder and a curtain support carried by said supporting member each being adjustable horizontally with respect thereto, means for securing said supporting member to -a'windowlframe, means for adjusting 'said supporting member vertically with respect to said securing means whereby to provide for both a horizontal and a Vertical adjustment of said shade holder and curtain support. l

4. In a device ofthe class described comprising a single supporting member having a vertical portion and a horizontally disposed portion, a shade holder and a curtain sup'- port carried bysaid supporting member, means for adjustably securing said support-V ing member to a window fram-e, means for leveling the horizontally disposed portion of said supporting member.

5. A device offthe class described compris-ing a singlesupporting member having a vertically-extending portion and a horizontally disposed portion, a shade support carried by said vertical portion and adjustable horizontally with respect thereto, a curtain support carried by said horizontal portion and adjustable horizontally with respect thereto, a clamp comprising a pair of adjustable arms adapted to be secured uto the faceof a window frame, said supporting member extending between said pair of arms, and means for adjusting the position `oit said supporting memberV with respect to said clamp and for securing the same inadjusted position whereby said shade Vsupport and curtain support are adjustable both horizontally and vertically with respect to the window frame. 7

6. A device of tlieclass described comprising a supporting clamp adapted to be secured to a window frame, means for locking said clamp in securing position, a pair of parallel arms having horizontally disposed port-ions andvertically extending portions, a curtain supporting member supported by said horizontally disposed portions and adjustable horizontally with respect thereto.` said parallel extending vertical portions of said arms being adjustably secured to said supporting clamp and adjustable vertically with respect thereto, and means for leveling iss said horizontally disposed port-ions of vsaid said Window frame, and means for simultaarms. neously adjusting the vertical position of 25 7. A device of the class described comsaid shade holder and curtain support after prising a supporting clamp adapted to be the supporting clamp has been secured to a. secured to a Window frame, a shade holder Window frame. and a curtain support supported byl said sup- In testimony whereof, I hereunto affix my porting` Clampr` each being adjustable both signature. vertically and horizontally with respect to FRANK F. STOS. 

